For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 475 students in Ambridge Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Ambridge Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 48% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
5 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
2,177 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
141 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Ambridge Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#451 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
57%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.65
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
18 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
17%
# Black Students
357 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
16%
20%
# White Students
1,624 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
75%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
170 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
95
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
135
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
134
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
158
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
167
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
157
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
163
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
157
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
154
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
164
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
150
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
187
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
174
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
182
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,034 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,434 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$50 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$47 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,034
$23,696
Spending / Student
$21,434
$23,119
Best Ambridge Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ambridge Area Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
401 First Street
Freedom, PA 15042
(724) 266-2833
Freedom, PA 15042
(724) 266-2833
Grades: 6-8
| 475 students
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